Liam, you have build something great and the vast majority of us are thankful for that. I am sorry to hear about trolls who attack your character, and the internet can be awful like that, but they are just lowlife trolls with no accomplishments. Glad to hear that it doesn't get to you, and keep doing what you do, even if you had to spend time on this article. Thank you!

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Quoting: GuestThe problem with VR is that most of the games are just "tests" and "minigames". I'm not buying a 900€ gadget if i cannot play big games like Rocket League, Skyrim/Fallout, Tomb Raider, XCOM... That's the thing.

Thing is, games have to be made for VR and not just ported over. It is true that VR currently lacks a "traditional" AAA-like title, but they are being worked on. Still they won't be directly comparable to what we are used to, and shouldn't. It is a paradigm shift, so developers have to re-learn what works and what doesn't, hence the tests and minigames. I think sooner rather than later we will see a "Super Mario 64"-like game changer that paves the way for how to do VR games right, and make it more than gimmick. The price right now is an issue though, I agree, but it's no different than the first PCs, laptops, mobile phones, etc.

Lastly, the thing that makes the biggest difference with VR for me, is the sense of scale (and height). No other medium have given me that, and it is really effective.

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Question to you who are on the fence or don't care about VR. Have you tried it? I'm not talking about using a phone, but true VR with positional tracking. It really is a transformative experience, that reminds me of the early days of accelerated 3D graphics (GL-Quake) in difference. The moment when you forget that you have a helmet on and where you are is certainly unique. It is still a very young field, and personally I need a break after 20-40 min. "inside", but the potential is huge, and true immersive VR is something I think everyone should try atleast once. If you're still not sold on it after that, fair enough, but my personal experience is that everyone who tried it, even the sceptical ones, were truly impressed.

That said, my Oculus DK2 has been sitting in the box since the company backed out of Linux support, as I won't install Windows on my PC even for VR, and Oculus has lost me as a customer. The Vive is the better experience currently of the two anyway, and the one I'd want to invest in, especially now. Not that I can afford it (and a new PC) right now, but I still believe in VR as a medium, and a next-gen helmet hopefully comming out next year I'd definitely save up for.

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I'm not terribly invested in this award in any case, but I think it's a bit unfair to bundle Indie titles together with AAA titles. I enjoyed Tomb Raider immensely, but generally I've been spending more time with some Indie games, and it's difficult to compare the experiences.

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Hi, nothing happens when I click the 'X' on individual notifications. I'm using Firefox 50.0.2

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Just played a few offline matches, and the performance is as I remember, but(!) I did notice a few stutters here and there, which I don't think was there before this patch..

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YES!!! Instabuy for me :D

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Final Fantasy XV (and Final Fantasy VII Remake).
or
Blizzard games

To be honest though, what would make me most happy right now, is Dirt Rally.

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Quoting: edddeduckferalIn theory, however many WM's can have a large negative impact on game performance depending on the various settings and features it might use.

Really? Looking at these tests with AMD and Intel GPUs, I wouldn't call it a "large" impact, but who am I to argue with Feral:
AMD [External Link]
Intel [External Link]
I understand that Feral only wants to officially support one environment, though.

Regarding the MP difference, it really is a bummer. Reading the CoH2 answer, I thought it was an engine specific issue? Will all ports suffer from this? I looked forward to this game, mostly because some of my friends have been pushing and recommended it when it came out (and I like the Warhammer fantasy universe), but now I have to tell them we can't play together, and they wont understand the technical reason :( They most likely have moved on to other games anyway, so in a way the MP issue doesn't matter anymore I guess.

In any case, thanks Feral for working on the port!

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Quoting: tmtvl... Basically GNOME is for fanboys and GNOME devs, KDE is for everyone.

Oh come on, why start this stupid DE argument? Linux is about choice, so please respect peoples choices. I started using Linux with GNOME 1.x, then 2.x came and I didn't like it, so for 5 years I used Enlightenment 0.16 until I changed back to GNOME 2.x which had become pretty nice (and continued by MATE now). I hesitated with GNOME 3 because of all the backlash when it came out, but found out it was mostly loud trolls complaining and I actually enjoyed the new direction GNOME took. I still use GNOME 3 today because of how clean it is. I never liked KDE and haven't given it a chance since, but I appreciate that it exist and the choice it gives.

Quoting: LukeNukemI wish the PS4 controller was higher up, it's a really good controller. And I despise the Microsoft one (I still remember that original Xbox one, holy shit was that bad).

I actually have a PS4 controller, and it is the best controller I ever held in my hands. But I actually use my PS3 controller instead, because I've been too lazy to replace my broken micro-USB cable... stupid, I know.

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